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3 Guaranteed Interview Questions

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

In every interview you will get these 3 questions fired at you.  Not because they have all read the new book…no – its because the interview is lazy, tired or wants to settle in before getting to the nitty grtty.

Imagine that the interviewer has seen 10 people before you…so you need to stand – yes, but also he wants to get a feeling for you before he covers the detail in your resume or cv.  These are the questions and the reasons why he’s asking:

1) “Before we start – tell me a little bit about yourself?”

- OK so in fact the interview has already started..and he’s already making an assessment of you.  This is your opening pitch.  Rehearse and practise this speak clearly with a strong confident voice.

2) “Give me an overview of your career or cv?”

- Again – practise this…don’t read through it or mumble.  You need to have this speech right.  Prepare what you will say by working backwards from your university or college, and summarise each position and your key achievements in 1 or 2 sentences per position.

3) “Why do you want to work for us?”

You message here is what you think you can gain from the role, and how it can benefit you and excites you.  You want to also state what you bring to the company – but be careful not to overstate this – you know nothing of the inside workings so don’t make any bold claims of what you can change.

thats it for this week

Good luck for your next Job.

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Awesome Resume Formats

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Imagine you are an interviewer for one minute. ..

You are sitting at your desk with a high mountain of paperwork in front of you.  You have to arrange next weeks interviews.  You know it has to be done but honestly its last thing you want todo.  OK – so how can you get this job done really quickly.  Well you are certainly not gong to read through every resume in detail…no .. you’ll scan through look at whats interesting and then arrange some quick interviews… lets see… what looks interesting.

Can you see my point?

Just make it stand out.  Coloured borders (not pink) – large clear font – missions statement at the top.  Keep the writing simple and straightforward.  As soon as you start to included waffle – it’ll be passed my (trust me – I’ve been there).

Just make a difference and you’ll be called in.

For more cv tips then check this BBC CV Tips

Good luck